Video: Justin Mason Dunks on Luke Harangody, Posterized
Larry Brown Sports — This was easily one of the best highlights of the day in Maui. Texas and Notre Dame squared off in an excellent battle between two highly-ranked teams. Notre Dame won a nail-biter, with Luke Harangody going 29 and 13 as usual. Despite his strong performance, he did have one embarrassing moment — Justin Mason of Texas absolutely posterized him with a fierce dunk. Check it: This video also shows a good message — basketball and sports aren’t about the highlights, but the outcome. Mason may get on the reels for that dunk, but ...

Justin Mason’s monster dunk on Luke Harangody
Sports Crackle Pop — You couldn’t have asked for a better game between the Texas Longhorns and Notre Dame. Back and forth the game went until the buzzer where Texas’ A.J. Abrams 3/4 court shot hit off the front of the rim. Hopefully this season brings us many more top 10 matchups that end like that. And especially more highlights like this dunk by Justin Mason over Mr. Harangody. And the last 4 seconds of the game after the jump…

Consider Last Night’s College Hoops an Appetizer
The Big Lead — We’re a bit sluggish today because we were up way past our bedtime, watching Syracuse junk its famed 2-3 zone defense in favor of an oppressive man-to-man, and the result was rallying from a 13-point deficit to force overtime on this clutch triple by Jonny Flynn. Syracuse rolled in OT to register a surprising win over new-look Kansas, 89-81. Dick Vitale refused to believe the ‘Cuse are the 8th best team in the Big East after knocking off the 2nd best team in the SEC (Florida) and the best or second best in the Big 12 (Kansas). Notre Dame 81, Texas ...

Justin Mason’s Facial
College Hoops Journal — A worthwhile 30 seconds.

Justin Mason's monster dunk. Bumped. Incredible. -HB
Burnt Orange Nation — Justin Mason's monster dunk. Bumped. Incredible. -HB

Morning Coffee Devours Turkey and Aggies
Burnt Orange Nation — Enemy of the Nation McGee to possibly start. Games against A&M during Stephen McGee's career have been painful affears for Longhorn denizens. Any shot at a Heisman Trophy slipped out of an uncharacteristically subdued (by illness, Texas fans later learned) Vince Young's hands as McGee took on any Longhorn tackler in his vicinity on his way to 108 yards rushing (42.5% of his season total) and his only two rushing touchdowns on the season. Hit by the Longhorn defense so hard the following year that he was throwing up, McGee and the Aggie triple option marched 88 yards in 16 plays and 8:56, with McGee finishing the drive himself ...

College Basketball Top 10 Dunks
Ballin' is a Habit — Now that the NBA Draft is over with and the class of 2009 is finally set, I have been unable to get my daily college basketball fix. As a result, I've been spending way too much time on youtube watching and re-watching some of the best highlights from the '08-'09 season. Here the top 10 (plus a few) dunks from this past season. As always, if I've missed one, please post a link in the comments. ...

STF Preseason Rankings: #7 Texas Longhorns
Storming The Floor — Yep, it's preseason poll time. We're unveiling our top 20 one-by-one. Today, we'll look at #7, the Texas Longhorns (yee-haw!), as we count down to our choice for #1, the Presbyterian College Blue Hose. What, you think I'm kidding? You'll find out who we've chosen number one in a couple weeks. #7 Texas Longhorn Location: Austin, Texas Conference: Big 12 2008-09 Record: 23-12 (9-7) NCAA Postseason: Defeated Minnesota 76-62 in the first round. Lost to Duke 74-69 in the second round. Head Coach: Rick Barnes (12th season) Losses: ...